OF' 

H. M. S. SCORPION 

June 21, I775--S«ptember IB^ 177B 



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CAPTAIN TOLLEM ACHE'S 

JOURNAL 

OF THE 

PROCEEDINGS 

OF 

H. M. S. SCORPION 
June 2/, 1 775 -September 18, 1775 




EDITED BY 

A. S. SALLEY, JR. 

Secretary of the Historical Commission 
of South Carolina 



PRINTED FOR THE COMMISSION 

By The State Company 

Columbia, S. C. 

1919 



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INTRODUCTION. 

-The journal here printed is of interest to South Carolinians 
because the Scorpion brought Lord William Campbell to South 
Carolina m 1775, and almost immediately became involved in the 
proceedings which preceded the breaking out of hostilities be- 
tween Great Britain and the American provinces. The South- 
Carolina Gazette; And Country Journal for May 30 1775 an- 
nounced : ' ' 

On Friday last arrived here the Brig Rebecca, Capt. Sanders, who in- 
forms us, the Scorpion Man of War was on the 23d. of last Month at 
Madeira, on board of which, according to the latest advices, Lord William 
Campbell was to embark for this Province, so that his arrival may be 
hourly expected. -^ 

The same paper for Tuesday, June 20, 1775, published the 
rollowmg : 

On Saturday evening last his excellency the Right Hon. Lord William 
Campbell, Gov. &c. of this Province, with his Lady and family arrived Z 
the Scorpion Man of War from England. 

This journal is in the British Public Records Office under 
Admiralty, Captains Logs, Volume 872. 



A Journal of the Proceedings of His Majesty's 

Sloop Scorpion between 21^*. June and 18*^. Sepf. 1775 

kept by the Honble Jn°. Tollemache. 



Week 
Days. 


Mo. 
Days 


Winds 


Course Distce. 


Lattd. 
in 


Longd. 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce: at Noon 


June 1 
Wednesdy — 


775 
21 


East 


II 
11 
n 
n 
II 


II 
II 
II 
II 
n 


n 
n 
It 
II 
II 


II 
It 
It 
n 
It 


les Town 
rolina. 


Thursdy — 


22 


Do. 


Friday 


23 


Do. 


2 =5 


Saturdy : 


24 


SSE 
SW 

wsw 


•-> u 

O OS 


Sunday 


25 


West 
SW 


Mondy. 


26 


Do. 


II 
II 

II 
II 

II 

II 
II 

II 


n 
II 
II 

II 

n 

n 
n 

II 


It 
II 

II 
ti 

II 

II 
II 

II 


It 

II 

II 
II 

II 

II 
II 

II 




Tuesday 


27 


S. W 




Wednesdy- 


28 


Do. 


in Rebellion Road. 
3hnson S W 
ns Island Ei/oN 


Thursdy. 


29 


SW 
WNW 

ESE 


Friday 


30 


So-erly 




July 
Saturday 


1 


SW 


S fe CQ 


Sunday 


2 


Do. 




Mondy. 


3 


SW 




Tuesdy. 


4 


SW 
WSW 
WBS 


II 


II 


II 


II 


At Single Anchor 
ofE Charles Town 
Bar.^ 



I'-This Day the Scorpion Man of War, sailed for Cape Fear." — The South-Caro- 
lina Gazette; And Country Journal^ Tuesday, July 4, 1775. 

"On Tuesday last his Majestys sloop Scorpion, commanded by Hon. Capt. ToUe- 
mache sailed for Boston." — The South-Carolina and American General Gazette. 
Friday, July 7, 1775. 



Remarks &c. 



Fresh Breezs and Clear, sent a Petty Officer and two Men to Hobcaw to 
compleat the Watering. Left the Duty on Shore Andw. Herron. 

Do : W. Reed. "Water and Fresh Beef, left the Duty on Shore Jams. Oakes 
Marine 

D : W. Empd : Watering. Left the Duty on Shore Josh : Payne Marine. 

D : W. Stay'd the Masts and set the Rigging up, Pay'd the Ships sides 
with Tar Empd : Watering. Rec-d : Provisions, Punish'd Wm. Tompkins 
Marine with 12 Lashes for Disobedience of Orders. 

Do : W. Reed : on board Rum for the Ships Company. Empd. Watering 
left the Boat on Duty Jno. Laws and Richd : Ellis Seanian made a Signal 
for a Pilot, the Pilot came on board. 

Do: W. P. M. Reed: on board Wood and Water, at .5 A M Unmoor'd & 
hove Short on the Bt. Bower at S Weigh'd and Came to Sail at ^ past 
9 came too with the Bt Bower in Rebellion Road at 10 Moor'd Ship. 

Do : W. Heel'd Ship and Bootop'd both Sides. 

First and Middle parts Fresh Gales and Squally with Thunder Lightning 
and Rain, Latter Fresh Breezs. and fair Empd. Watering Dry'd Sail. 
Left the Duty on Shore Isaac Edwards Marine and Wm. Watts Cooper. 

First part Fresh Gales and Squalles with Thunder Lightning and Rain 
iliddle and latter Fresh Gales and fair, P. M. Empd. Watering A M Dry'd 
Sails the Pilot came on bd : and took Charge of the Ship. Reed : Fresh 
Beef. Left the Boat on Duty Felix Mc.Ginnes 

Fresh Breezs. and Cloudy Empd : Occasionally Reed : Water. 



Do. W. Empd : as before Reed. Fresh Beef 

First part Fresh Breezs. and hazey. Middle Squies. with Thunder Llghtg. 
& Rain, latter Fresh Breezs. & fair AM Dry'd Sails. 

Fresh Breezs. and fair Dry'd Sails Empd : Preparing for Sea. 

First part Mode with Rata Middle and latter Do. and fair at 3 Ail Un- 
moor'd and hove Shore on the Bt. Bower at 6 Weigh'd and came to Sail 
Vo past 9 came too off Charles Town Bar. in i-o less 7 fathm. Charles 
Town Light house W B N 4 or 5 Miles. 



Week 
Days 


Mo. 
Days 


Winds 


Course. 


Distce : 


Lattd. 
in 


Ix)ngd: 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce: at Noon 


July 17 
Wednesdy. 


75 

5^ 


SBW 
SWBS 


II 


II 


II 


It 


Cape Fear N N 
E12 or 13 Leags. 


Thursdy 


6 


SWBS 
SWBW 

SW 


II 

II 
II 


II 

II 
II 


II 

II 
II 


II 

II 
11 




u 



Friday 


72 


s w 
w 

N 
NB 


At Single An( 
Cape Fe< 
Bar. 


Saturdy 


8 


EBN 

NE 


Sunday 


9 


EBN 

NE 


So. 32 E 


33ms 


33.22 No. 


00.21 E 


Cape Fear No. 
32 W 11 Leags : 


Monday 


10 


Varble 


No : 71 E 


8 


33.25 N. 


00.30 E. 


Do. NW 

12 Leags. 


Tuesdy. 


11 


Do: 


No:83W. 


31 


33.29 N. 


00.10 W. 


Do : No : 00.22 E 
7 Leags: 


Wednesdy 


12 


Do: 


So. 85 E. 


56 


33.33 N. 


00.49 E. 


Do : No : 67 W. 
13 Leags : 


Thursdy. 


18 


Varble 


No. 66 E 


134ms. 


84.27 N 


3.15 E. 


Cape Fear S0.77 
E. 55 Leags. 


Friday 


14 


W. BN 

NW 
SW 


N. 35E 


106 


35.54 N. 


4.30 Et 


Cape Hatteras 
So. 69 30 E. 
37 Leags. 


Saturdy 


15 


Varble 


No. 38 E. 


72 


36.25 N. 


4.54 E. 


Do. So. 65 E. 
55 Leagues. 



^"I have the honor to inform your Loi-dship inat I received your several Dis- 
patches by the Sandwich P*-«ket yesterday, through the hands of Captain Tolemache 
Commander of His Majesty'^ Ship Scorpion, who has touched here on his way from 
Charles Town to Boston, for the sole purpose of delivering them." — Extract from a 
letter from Governor Martin, of North Carolina, to Lord Dartmouth, dated Fort 
Johnston, July 6, 1775, published in The Colonial Records of North Carolina, 
Volume X, pp. 69-71. 

2-'l have engaged M"" Alex"' Schaw whom I have now the honor to introduce to 

your Lordship to charge himself with this Letter and my Dispatch No. 34." 

"M"' Schaw My Lord is an officer in the Customs in the Islanr". of St. Christo- 
phers" . . . ." "and was preparing to return to it, when Captain Tollemache's 



Remarks &c. 



Fresh Breezs. and hazey at 7 EM Weigh'd and came to Sail, kept Sound- 
ing 

First and Middle parts Fresh Breezs. and Clouds latter Mode : at 3 FM 
saw the Land from N W B N to N E b N % past 4 PM came too with the 
Be Br. in 7 fam. Water Veer'd away to Y2 a Cable. Cape Fear E b N % N 

5 or 6 Miles Veer'd to a whole Cable. 

First part Mode : & Cloudy. Middle Fresh Breezs. with Thunder and 
Lightning latter Fresh Gales and Cloudy Empd. Occasionally, Supply 
His Maj. Sloop Cruizer with 1 Puncheon of Beef 1 4ins Hawser 24 Ham- 
mocks, 414 Barrels of Powder & some Rope, Reed, from her 2 old Cables 
one of 94 & the other of 46 fams. a Gins Hawser of 76 fams. 

Fresh Breezs. and Clear Empd : Occasionally. 

Mod. Breezs. and fair. PM Spared to Fort Johnson 3yi Barrels of Pow- 
der, at 12 hove Short, Weig'd and Came to Sail Pilot still on board. 

First part Squally with Rain, Middle and Latter Light Breezs. & fair 
PM. Sounded, Jack'd Ship Occasiy, at 9 AM saw a Sail in the NW Quar- 
ter, Wore & gave Chace Fir'd two 6 Pounders Shotted at the Chace. 

First and Middle parts Mode & Clear, latter Squally with Rain, at 3 PM 
Haul'd our Wind to the No.ward Sounded, & Kd. Ship Occasiy. in Stays 
Carried away the Mn. TopsL Yard Empd : getting another up at 2 AM got 
the Yard across and bent the Sail. 

Mode and Hazey kept the Lead going & Kd. Occasiy. at 6 PM. Came too 
with the Bt Bowr. Veer'd awaj^ to i^ a Cable. Hoist'd the Boat out & 
try'd the Current, found it to set E N E 214 Miles pr. hour, at 1 AJNI 
Weigh'd & came to Sail, the Lead Continually going. 

First part Mode. & Cloudy. Middle & latter Fresh Breezs. and Clear 
PM Sounded no Ground, at 10 AM Esercis'd Great Guns & Small Arms 

6 fir'd at a Mark. 

First part Fresh Breezs. and hazey, Middle Squally with Thunder, Lightg 
& Rain, latter part Mode & hazey. Sounded no Ground. Punish'd Wm. 
Escott Seaman with 12 Lashes for Theft. 

First and Middle parts Mode. & Clear, latter Mode. OCloudy at ^A past 5 
PM spoke a Sloop from Philadelphia bound to Providence. Sailmakers 
Empd. repairing the Jibb. 

arrival presented me with so fair an occasion to employ him advantageously for 
His Majesty's Service" .... "nothing remained but that I should engage Capt. 
Tollemache to stay 48 hours beyond the time he had appointed for his departure for 
my Dispatches and M"" Schaw's necessary preparation, which that officer most 
politely agreed at my request to do." — Ibid. 

"P : S : This will be delivered to you by my Brother who has just stole up 
from the Sound to bid me farewell ; he has not an hour to stay, he goes home with 
dispatches from the Governoi ?".... "Thank God my Brother got safe on Board 
the King's Ship and Sailed wltl ~!ap'. Tallmash in his Friget that same afternoon 
for England". — From a letter wiXllen from Wilmington at this time by Miss Jen. 
Schaw. and now in possession of Mr. Vere L. Oliver, of Whitmore Lodge, Sunning- 
hill, England. 



10 



"Week 
Days 


Rfo. 
Days 


Winds 


Course 


Distce. 


Lattd. 
in 


Longd. 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce: at Noon 


July 17 
Sunday 


75 
16 


WS"W 

NW 
NBB' 


No 43 Et 


55 


37.05 N 


5.41 B 


St. Georges Shoals 
No. 20 B 
94 Leags. 


Monday 


17 


Varble 


No 10 Et. 


31 


37.35 N 


5.48E 


Nantucket Shoals 
No. 43 E. 
61 Leags. 


Tuesday 


18 


SB 

NWBW 

SW 


No 44 Et 


52 


38.12 N 


6.33 B 


Do. No. 43 Et. 
45 Leags. 


Wednesdy. 


19 


sw 

No 
WNW 


No. 49 Et. 


68 


39.01 N 


7.44 E 


Do, No. 36 Et. 
20 Leagues 


Thursdy. 


20 


"Varble 


No. 44. 30 E 


67 


39.48 


8.44 B 


So. End of St. Georges 
Bank. No. 20 Et. 
48 Leags : 


Friday 


21 


"Varble 


No. 50 Et. 


47 


40.:I8N 


9.17 Et. 


So. End of St. Georges 
Bank No. N Et 
30 Leags. 


Saturday 


22 


NEBB 

NB 
N NB' 


No. 17 W 


54 


41.07 N 


9.57 Et. 


St. Georges Shoals 
No. 20 W 
14 Leags : 


Sunday 


23 


Varble 


N. 20 W 


43 


41.47 N 


9.53 Et. 


St. Georges Bank 
So. 80 W. 
4 or 5 Leags. 



11 



Remarks &a 



First part Fresh Breezs. and Cloudy. Middle Squalles with Rain Thun- 
der & Lightning, latter light Airs & Cloudy at 5 AM Ist, Rf. Topsails Kd 
& Wore Ship. 

First part Calm & Cloudy, Middle light Breezs. and Cloudy, latter Mode, 
with Rain, at 2 PM Air'd the Sails, found holes in the Courses eat by 
the Mice at I/2 past 5 try'd the Current found it set NE ^2 mile Pr- hour 
at 6 hoisted in the Boat and made Sail, at 8 taken a back 

First and latter parts Mode. Breezs. with Rain, Middle Light Breezes 
& Cloudy, latter Mode. & fair PM a large Swell from the SW, at 7 
Shorten'd sail hove to and Sounded 140 fathms. no Ground. Wore and 
made Sail at 5 AJM two Sail in Sight, Split the Fore T. Ge. Sails. Empd. 
Repairing Do., at Noon Spoke a Ship from Newry to Philadelphia. 

First and Middle parts Light Breezs. & fair, latter Mode. & Cloudy, at 
4 PM two Sail in Sight at 11 Shorten'd Sail hove to and Sound'd no 
Ground 100 fathms., Wore and made Sail at 6 saw a Sail to the Wt.ward. 

First part Fresh Gales and heavy Squalls with Rain. Middle Mode, and 
Hazey with Rain, latter Squally with Rain, at 2 PM Shorten'd Sail 
and hove to Spoke a Vessell from Liverpool, % past Spoke a Ship from 
Glasgow, at 5 PM Carried away the Starbd : Fore & Mn. Topmast, Steer^ 
ing Sail Booms. Close Reeft the Topsails Struck. T. Gt. Masts and Yards. 

First and latter part Fresh Gales and Squally with Rain Middle Mode. 
& hazey with Rain, Spoke 2 Vessels from England, at 5 PM Carried 
away the Starbd. Fore & Main Topmt. Steering sail Booms, Close Reeft 
Topsails and T. Gallt. masts Struck. 

First part Mode. & Cloudy with Squalls Middle & latter Calm at 1 PM 
hove to, Spoke a Schooner from Connecticut at 3 Kd. & set Single Rf. 
T. Sails at 8 up T. Gallt. Yards Sounded 110 fams. no Ground, saw a 
Sail to the Wt.ward. 

Light Airs and Clear, at 3 PM saw a Sail in the NW Quarter % past 6 
hove to & spoke His Majesty's Ship Glasgow from Boston on a Cruize, 
at 8 made Sail, at 5 AM saw a Sail in the NW Quartr. 1/2 past hove to 
Spoke a Snow from Piscataway to Tobago. Wore and made Sail. 



12 



Week 
Days 


Mo. 
Days 


Winds 


Course 


Distce. 


Lattd. 
in 


Longd. 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce. at Noon 


July 17 
Monday 


75 
24 


SWBS 

SW 
SWBW 


No. 61 W 


82 


42.26 N 


9.43 Et 


Boston Lighthouse 
W. 52 Leags: 


Tuesday 


25 


Varble 


No. 89W 


36 


42.25 N 


9.03 Et 


Do. West 
40 Leags. 


Wednesdy. 


26 


w 1 

SW N0.68W 
South 1 


18 


43.32 N 


8.38 Et. 


Do. No. 86 W. 
32 Leags: 


Thursdy. 


27 


S.BW 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Not Seeing the Land 
imagine the Current 
has set us to the 

Et. Wd. 


Friday 


28 


SBWiW 
SBW 

South 
SBW 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Saturdy. 


29 


ssw 
w 
sw 

ssw 


II 


II 


II 


n 


.Q 02 

K H ^ 


Sundy. 


30 


w 

NW 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd i 
Castle 
Long 


Mondy. 


31 


w 

sw 

wsw 


II 


II 


II 


II 



13 



Remarks, &c. 



First part mode. & fair. Middle Fresh Gales and Cloudy, latter Fresh 
Gales and Squally with Rain. Sounded every hour no Ground out 2d Rfs., 
at noon hove to spoke a Brig from Boston to London. 



First part Fresh Breezs. and Foggy Wt., Middle Mode. & Clear. Latter 
light Airs & fair, at 12 Sounded 130 fams. no Ground at 2 A. M. Kd : Ship 
at 8 Sounded 130 fa"", brown Sand. 

First part Light Airs & fair. Middle D". with a thick Fog. Latter 
light Airs & hazey at 2 P. M. saw a Sail to the W.ward at 5 Sounded 
soft muddy Ground. Set T. Gallt. Sails out 1st Reefs. 



First and Middle parts Light Breezs. & foggy, with Lightning & Rain 
latter mode. & fair at 8 P M hove to & Sounded 110 fams. soft Muddy 
Ground. 



First & Middle parts Light Breez^ and Hazey with Rain, latter mod*, 
and fair. Sounded 55 fam. hard Ground at 4 P M saw the Land from 
WNW to NWBIS y, past 11 Came to with the Bt. Bower in 23 fam., fir'd a 
Gun <& made a Signal for a Pilot at 12 Repeated the Signal, at 6 A M 
hove In to % of a Cable Fir'd a Gun for a Pilot at 8 Weigh'd & came 
to Sail at 10 Came onb*. a Pilot. 

First part liight Breez' and hazey with Rain, latter part mod*. & fair, 
P M Bmpd. working into Nantasket Bay in Company with His Maj. 
Ships Merlin & Falcon, at 8 Came to in Boston Harbour with the Bt, 
Bower in 5 fam. water, Veer'd to i/^ a Cable found riding here His Majs. 
Ships the Preston Vice Adml Graves and Sommerset with a large Fleet of 
Transports, at 5 AM Saluted Adml. Graves with 13 Guns, Moor'd Ship 
with the Stream Anchor to the Seward. Castle William SE ^S. Long 
Wharfe WNW at 10 Punish'd Jas. Ryan for Drunkeness 

First part Fresh Gales and Clear, Middle mode. & latter fresh Breezs. 
& fair, sent on shore the Empty Water Casks Reed : Water. 



D". W. Emp'i. Watering, at 8 sent a Boat with a party of Men, Man'd 
«&: Arm'd on a Seci*et Expedition, at 7 A M Weigh'd the Stearn Anchor 
at 9 Weighed & came to Sail, hove to made Sail Occasly. 



14 



Week 


Mo: 


Winds 


Course 


Distce. 


Lattd : 


Longd. 


Bearings & 


Days 


Days 








in 


made 


Distce : at Noon 


August 17 


75 


W.erly 










o 


Tnesdy. 


1 


Calm 

SSE 


ti 


II 


II 


II 


■^ J?^ r-; 

6C W ^ 
•r: OJ -^ 

2 ° i?; 


Wednesdy. 


2 


Do. 


n 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd off 
Point Aider! 
Lighthouse ] 


Thursdy. 


3 


SE 


It 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd 

in 

Boston Harbour. 






NNW 














WNW 












Friday 


4 


W.erly 

NW. 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Saturdy. 


5 


















W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 


> 
















u 
















IB 

'u 

X! 

a 

Q 


Sunday 


6 


Do. 


11 


II 


II 


II 






ENE 










a 


Monday 


7 


East 


n 


II 


II 


II 


§ 




















ENE 












Tuesdy. 


8 


Calm 
W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


11 








wsw 












Wednesdy. 


9 


West 


11 


II 


It 


II 





J5 



Remarks &c. 



JVIode. Breezs. & fair ^ past 1PM came to with ttie Bt. Br. in 5 fam. 
off the Lighthouse, Veer'd to V2 a Cable, at 4 Veer'd away & Moor'd a 
Cable each way with Springs on them, our Boat return'd with . the 
Officer and Men at 9 fir'd 4 Shot at the Rebels on Shore at the Light- 
house, sent a Boat Man'd and Arm'd to watch their motions. People 
under Arms all night AM Empd; making Boarding Nettings &c. 

Do. W. Empd : as before AM sent the Boat on shore to Watch the motion 
of the Rebels, at 11 unmoor'd & hove Short on the Small Br. Pun- 
ished Geo. Payler Marine for Neglect of Duty 

Do. W. at 2 PM Weighed & came to Sail Vs past 5 came too with the 
Br. Bower in Boston Harbour Moor'd with the Stream Anchor, at 6 
made the Signl. for a Pilot 14 past the Pilot came onbd : at 7 Weigh'd 
& came to Sail Stood up the Harbour, at 9 Came to with the Bt. Bowr. 
V2 past 10 AJM Fir'd a Gun and made the Signal for Assistance. Came 
onbd : Mr. Jas. Drew Lieut. Reed : his Commissn : at 11 Weigh'd & Carried 
the Stream Anchr. out, the Ship Sheering too near the Shore let go the 
Und. Bowr. under foot Carried the Bt. Br. Anchor out to Windward. 
Mode. & fair at 3 PM Weigh'd the Small Br. & hove Short on the Bt 
Bower Fir'd a Gun and made a Signal for Assistance, Boats of the 
Fleet Empd. Carrying out Anchors & Warps, at 8 came too with the 
Bt. Br. off Charles Town at 4 Weigh'd and Warp'd abreast the Mouth 
of Cambridge River. 

Mode. & Clear Veer'd away & Moor'd with the Stream Cable fast to 
the Ring of the Small Br to Moor head & Stern AM RoAv'd Guard, 
EmiKJ. Occasly. 

Do. W. Anchor'd here His Majs. Ship Fowey, Lashed Booms across the 
Cables to prevent being Boarded by the Rebels. Read the Articles of 
War &c. 



Do. W. with Rain, Empd. Watering, Punished Geo: Mortimer with 12 
Lashes for Neglect of Duty. 



Mode : & Clear, Reed. Spruce Beer. Punished Wm. Smallshanks with 
12 Lashes for Disobedience of Orders. Reed. Boatswains & Carpenters 
Stores Empd. Watering. 

Varble W. Carpenters making a New F. T. Sail. Yard Empd. making 
Nippers. 



16 



Week 
Days 


Mo. 
Days 


tVinds 


Course 


Distce. 


Lattd : 
in 


Longd : 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce. at Noon. 


August 17 
Thursdy. 


75 
10 


SW 

SSW 
Calm 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd in 
Cambridge River 


Friday 


11 


East 

NE 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Single Anchor 
off Charles Town 


Saturdy. 


12 


Calm 

NW 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Sunday 


13 


W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Monday 


14 


NW 


II 


II 


II 


II 


- 


Tuesday 


15 


SE 
W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Wednesdy. 


16 


W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 


K H l> 


Thursdy. 


17 


W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd in Bo 
Castle Willi. 
Long Wharf 


Friday 


18 1 


Do. 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Saturdy 


19 1 


W.erly 

NE 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Sunday 


20 


W.erly 


II 


II 


II 


II 




Monday 


21 


SW 


II 


11 


II 


II 




Tuesdy. 


22 


SW 
W 

WNW 


II 


II 


II 


II 


Moor'd 

in 

Nantasket Road 


Wednesdy. 


23 


SBW 

South 


East 


81 


42.30 N 


1.49 E 


St. Georges Bank 
So. 47 E 
32 Leags. 



IT 



Remarks, &e. 



First and Middle parts Fresti Gales and Squall3'- with Rain, latter Calm 
and Cloudy, Carpenters Empd. Fir'd a Six poundr. Shott'd at the Rebels. 
Empd. Waterg. 

Mode, with Thunder & Lightning, AM Unmoor'd, Fir'd a Gun and 
made Signal for Assistance Weigh'd and Warp'd abreast of Charles Town. 

First part Calm with Rain, Middle and latter Light Airs & Cloudy, at 
2 PM came too with the Bt. Br. in Boston Harbr. Moor'd with the Stream 
Anchr. found riding here the Preston, Somerset, Kings Fisher & Cancer. 



Mode. & Cloudy, Reed. Provisions. Dry'd Sails. 



Light Breezs. & fair Empd. Watering. AM. Air'd the Spare Sails Reed. 
Rum & Shingle Ballast. 

Do. W. Reed: Bread & Pease & Shingle Ballast Caulkers, Empd. on 
board. 

Do. W. Reed. Provisions & Soatswains Stores, Shipwrights & Caulkers. 
Empd. onboard. 

Mode. & fair. Reed : Boatswain's Stores, got up a New Fore Topsl Yard, 
Kiel'd & Bootop'd Caulkers & ShipAvrights Empd : onboard. 

Do. W. Artificiers as before Empd. Boarding Yessells, Punish'd Robt : 
Fames with 12 Lashes for Mutiny, Dry'd Sails. 

Do. W. Reed, on board Water, Empd. as before, AM Sailed hence His 
Majs. Ship Somerset. 



Do. W. Empd. Occasly. Dry'd Sails. 

Do. W. p}mpd. boarding Vessels AM getting Ready for Sea, at 10 a Pilot 
came onboard. 

Do. W. PM Unmoor'd V2 past 1 Weighed & Came to Sail at 7 Came too 
with the Best Br. in Nantasket Road, Veer'd away & Moor'd with Springs 
on the Cables, Town of Nantasket S E B S Long Island N W B W, found 
Riding here His Ma.is. Sloop Merlin, Empd. Watering. 



Fresh Gales & Squally at 3 PM Unmoor'd & hove Short on the Bt. Br. 
V2 past 7 Weighed & came to Sail the Pallaser in Company, the Light- 
house W B N 3 miles at 11 in T Gallt. Sails, at 3 AM Rft. Topsails at 4 
saw a Sail on the Larbd. Bow, hove to Spoke a Sloop for Nantucket, made 
Sail. Transport in Company. 



18 



Week 
Days. 


Mo. 

Days, 


Winds 


Course 


DiStce. 


Lattd : 
in 


Longd : 
made. 


Bearings & 
Distce. at Noon 


August 17 
Thursdy. 


75 
24 


WSW 
W 

NE 


E % S 


96 


42.16 N 


3.58 Et. 


Do : So : 41 W 

13 Lea,gs : 


Friday 


25 


Varble 


So 73 E 


27 


42.08 N, 


4.33 Et. 


Charles Town 
So. 46 W 

276 Leags. 


Saturdy — 


26 


Do. 


No. 8W 


29 


42.34 N 


66.08 W 


Do. So. 45W 
281 Leags. 


Sundy. 


27 


Do: 


So. 8W 


95 


42.20 N 


66.11 W 


Do. So. 45W 
278 Leags. 


Monday 


2S 


Varble 


So. 69 Et. 


42 


42.10 N 


65.19 W 


Charles Town 
So. 48 W 
284 Leags. 


Tuesdy 


29 


South 
SBW 


No. 87 Et. 


53 


42.13 N 


64.08 W 


Do. So. SOW 
299 Leags. 


Wednesdy. 


30 


SSW 

SW 

SWBS 


SE 


48 


41.39 N 


63.34 W 


Do. So. 53 W 
301 Leags. 


Thursdy 


31 


SW 

SSE 

SEE 


So. 37 E 


32 


41.48 N 


63,09 W. 


Do. So. 55 W • 
304 Leags. 


Septemr. 
Friday 


1 


Varble 


So. 73 E 


42 


42.07 N. 


62.17 W. 


Do. So. 57 W 
312 Leags. 


Saturdy. 


2 


SWBW 

WSW 

ssw 


So. 34 Et 


56 


40.21 N 


61.30 W 


Do. So. 63 W 
339 Leags. 



19 



Remarks &c. 



Fresh Gales and hazey at 4 AM Sounded 45 fam. Coarse brown Sand 
being Foggy lost Sight of the Transport at 11 hove to Fir'd Six 6 Foundrs. 
& 20 Musquets as Signals to her. 

First part Mode. & Foggy Middle & latter Mode. & Clear at 2 PM saw 
the Transport at 6 joined Compy. 

Mode. iS: fair at 3 PM Sounded 70 fm. no Ground. Empd. Repairing the 
larger Cutter. Recv'd a New Tiller Rope. Transport in Compy. 

First part Mode. & Clear Middle & latter Foggy at 2 PM hove too sup- 
plied the Transport with 10 Musquets & 10 Cartouch Boxes at 2 AM 
lost sight of her Tinckled the Bell & fir'd Musqts. which she Answer'd 
at 8 sa^ the Transport. 

P'irst and Middle parts light Airs & Foggy Latter Mode. & Clear, at 9 
PM lost Sight of the Transport Fir'd Musquets and Tinckl'd the Bell 
which she Answ'd. at 1 AM Fir'd a 6 Pounder which the Transport 
Answd. at 8 saw a Sail in the SE Fir'd a 6 Pounder Shotted & brought 
her too, Hove too Main Topsl. to . the Mast a Ship from Londonderry 
for Rhode Island Vz past 10 Kd. & made Sail Transport in Compy. 

First pt. Mode. & Clear. Middle & latter light Airs & Foggy 5 PM saw 
a Sail in the NE, gave Chace at 6 left off Chace, at 3 AM lost Sight of 
the Transpt. Tinckl'd the bell which she Answd. fir'd a 6 Pounder as p 
Signal to her. 

Light Breezs. & a thick Fog at 2 PM Transport fir'd a Gun Answd. Do. 
at 4 saw the Transport at 10 Lightning in the NW. 

First pt. Light Airs & fair Middle Squally ■oath Thunder Lightning & 
Rain latter Mod. & Cloudy at 1 AM in st.Rf. T. Sails at 7 out Reefs 

First & Middle pts. Light Breezs. & Cloudy latter Fresh Breezs. & Clear 
at 2 I'M Kd. at 10 AM in Is Rf. T. Sails Transport in Company. 

Fresh Breezs. & Squally with Rain at 4 PM out Rfs. at 12 Fir'd a Gun 
& K. as p. Signl. at 2 A:\I Kd. & fir'd a Gun at 6 Close Reeft T. Sails, 
Hand'd Fore & Mizn. T. Sails Struck T. G. Mts. & Yards. Transport in 
Compan.Y. 



20 



Week 
Days 


Mo. 
Days. 


Winds 


Course 


Distce, 


Lattd : 
in 


Longd : 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce. at Noon 


Septembr. 
Sunday 


1775 
3 


SWBW 

West 

WBS 

NEbN 


Sonth 


64 


39.18 N 


61.30 W. 


Do So. 65 W 
308 Leags. 


Monday 


4 


NE 
East 
South 

SSW 


So. 22 Et. 


61 
73 


38.22 


61.01 W 


Do. So. 68 W 
310 Leags. 


Tuesdy. 


5 


s w 


So. 54 Et. 


37.39 N 


59.46 N 


Charles Town 
So: 73 W 
304 L^gs. 


Wednesdy. 


6 


sw 

SE 
SWBS 
WSW 


No. 4W. 


48 


38.16 N 


59.51 N 


Do. So. 69 W 
327 Leags. 


Thursdy. 


7 


Varble 


So. 9Bt. 


33 


37.55 N 


59.44 N 


Do. So. 71 W 
326 Leags. 


Friday 


8 


Do. 


No. 83 W. 


44 
66 


38.00 N 


60.40 W. 


Do. So. 70 W. 
312 Leags. 


Saturdy. 


9 


WBS 

North 
NBBE 


South 


36.54 N. 


60.40 W. 


Do. So. 74 W. 
307 Leags. 


Sunday 


10 


Do. 


No. 85 W 


32 


36.56 N. 


61.20 W. 


Do. S. 73 W 
298 Leags: 



21 



Remarks &c. 



First pt. Fresh Gales and Squally with Rain. Middle Mode, latter Light 
Airs & fair at 6 PM hove too Mn. Topse. to the Mast at 7 bore down to 
the Transport sett Close Rf. Topsails up T. G. Mts. & Yards at 10 out 

2 Reefs at 2 AM saw a Sail to the Et.wd. made Sail and gave Chace, at 

3 Sett Steering Sails % past Spoke the Chace a Sloop from Cape Cod, 
at 6 made Sail, Read Articles of War &c to the Ships Company. 

First part Light Breezs. latter Fresh Breezs. & Clear at 6 PM saw a Sail 
to the So. wd. gave Chace, Flr'd 2 Shott at the Chace at 7 lost sight of 
her made Signl. & Kd. at 3 AM saw a Sail to the Et.ward gave Chace, 
at 7 left off Chace, Split the Jib. Sailmn. Empd. Repg. it in Compy. as 
before. 

Fresh Breezs. & Cloudy at 1 PM in 2d. Reefs at 6 saw 3 Sail gave Chace 
at 8 left off Chace at 10 Handed Mizn. T. Sail at 4 AM saw a Sail to the 
Et.ward, made Sail and gave Chace, at 6 fir'd a Shot at the Chace. at 
8 Hove too spoke a Sloop from Cape Fear in Im. Rfs. and made Sail 
to the SE gave Chace fir'd a Shott at the Chace. 

First pt. Fresh Gales and Cloudy with Squalls at 3 PM fir'd 2 Shot at 
the Chace at 6 fir'd 2 Shot at the Chace & brot. her too Hove too & 
Exam'd her a Brig from Si\ Cruze for Milford Haven at 8 made Sail 
at 2 AM in 2d. Rfs. at S Split the Jibb at 10 Close Reeft T. Sails Struck 
T. Gt. Yards & Masts. Transport in Company. 



First pt Strong Gales and Cloudy Middle & Latter Mode, at 1 PM 
Handed F & Mizn. T. Sails at 4 set Do. at 7 up T. G. Masts out Reefs. 
Transport in Company. 

First and Middle parts Mode. & hazey lattei* Squally with rain, in 2d 
Reefs. Transport in Company. 

First and Middle parts Fresh Gales and Squally with Rain, latter Mode. 
& Clear, V2 past 3 PM Kd : in 3d. Reefs at 4 Handed Fore and Mizn. T. 
Sails at 9 Sett Fore & Mizn. T. Sails out Reefs at 5 AM Split Mn. T. 
Gallt. Sail Repaired Do. in Compy. as before. 

Light Airs &: Cloudy in Company as before. 



22 



Week 
Days 


Mo. 
Days. 


Winds 


Course. 


Distce. 


Lattd. 
in 


Longd : 
made 


Bearings & 
Distce. at Noon 


Septembr. 
Monday 


1775 
11 


SW 
SEW 
SWBS 


No. 84 W 


65 


37.03 N 


62.37 W 


Do. S. 71 W 
271 Leags. 


Tuesday 


12 


ssw 

WNW 
NWBN 


So. 33 Et. 


6 


36.58 


63.45 W 


Do. So. 70 W 
270 Leags. 


Wednesdy. 


13 


NW.BN 

Nortb 


So. 38 W 


90 


35 41N 


64.29 W. 


Do. So. 76 W 
245 Leags. 


Thursdy. 


14 


No. 
East 


So. 30 W 


72 


34.39 N 


65.45 W 


Cape Fear So. 85 W 
201 Leags. 


Friday 


15 


East 

SE 


So. 39 W 


102 


33.20 N. 


66.58 W 


Do. No. 88 W 
184 Leags. 


Saturdy. 


16 


SBBE 

EbS 
East 


So. 44 W 


87 


32.28 


It 


Do. No. 80.33 
166 Leags. 


Sunday 


17 


East 
EBS 

ESE 


II 


II 


II 


II 


St. David's Head 
SSW 4 or 5 
Miles. 


Monday 


18 


East 
ESE 


II 


n 


II 


62.41 W 


Moor'd in 

St. Georges Harbour 

Island of Bermudai 



^The Scorpion appears to have continued cruising off the east coast of North 
America from Boston to the West Indies. The South-Carolina Gazette; And Country 
Journal for December 2, 1775, says : 

"On Wednesday of last week, arrived here from Cape-Fear, his Majesty's Sloop 
Scorpion, Commanded by the Hon. Capt. Tollemach, with a large Transport ship. 
These vessels have likewise been at Bermuda, and we hear that at both places they 
dismantled some Forts. His Excellency Governor Martin of North Carolina is on 
board the Scorpion. 



23 



Remarks, &c. 



First part Light Breezs. & Clear Middle & latter Fresh Gales & Squally 
at 3 AM Carried away the Jibb Stay and Halliards, Split the Jibb. 
Reer'd new Stay & Halliards bent the new Jibb Handed Fore and Mizn. 
Topsails' at 5 Split Maintopsl part of which blew away. Bent another. 
Close Reeft it down T. G. Yards and Masts at 12 set the Mainsail and 
lay too Transport in Company 

(Strong Gales and hazey with a great at 2 AM Rolled away the Driver 
Boom Yi past 4 Wore fir'd a six pounder p. Signal to Transport at 5 set 
Fore SI. & Mizen latter Mode, set Topsails and up Top Gallt. masts, in 
Company as before. 

First part Fresh Gales and Cloudy Middle and latter Mode, & Cloudy 
at 7 AM out 1st Reefs, at 8 Exercis'd Great Guns and Small Arms. Fir'd 
five 6 Pounders at a mark Transport in Company. 

Light Breezs. & Cloudy at 2 PM bent a New Foresail Emprl. Repairing 
the Jibb in Company as before. 

Mode. & Clear, at 10 AM Lost a Log and 2 Lines, in Compy. as before. 



First and Middle parts Fresh Breezs. & Squally with Rain, latter Mode. 
& fair at 3 PM in 1st Rfs. at 9 Sounded 50 fathm. no Ground brot too 
Mn. Topsl. to the Mast at 5 AM made Sail Transport in Compy. 

First part Mode. & Cloudy Middle & latter Fresh Breezs. & Cloudy at 
4 PM saw the Island of Bermuda WlAN 6 or 7 Leags. at 10 Fir'd two 
Musquets pr : signal to the Transport at 3 AM fir'd 2 Guns as a Signal 
for a Pilot \L past 10 Pilot came onboard Kd. brot. too & made Sail 
Occasiiy. 

Fresh Breezs. and Cloudy W. at 1 PM came too with the Bt. Br. in 7 
fam. in St. Georges Harbour as did the Transport Veer'd to 14 a Cable 
at 4 Veer'd away & Moor'd abreast of the Town. Church No. a Cables 
length. 

On Wednesday last the Scorpions Long Boat took off this Bar, the sloop Thomas 
and Stafford, Solomon Gibbes, master, the property of Elias Young, of Bermuda 
bound here, in Ballast from St. Christopher, and the sloop Hetty, .Jacob Milligan 
master, the property of Messrs Crouch and Grey, and James and Neilson, of this 
Town, bound here from Jamaica and about 60 Hogshead of rum. Both vessels were 
regularly cleared. There are at present in the Road, the Tamer, Thornbrough, of 
20 guns, the Scorpion, Capt. Tollemache, of 14, the Cherokee, Capt. Ferguson, of 8, 
a ti-ansport ship, the two sloops above mentioned, and two Schooners, one of which 
has some swivels." 



INDEX . 



Alderton, 14. 
American provinces, 3. 

Bermuda, 22(2), 23(2). 

Boston, 6, 8, 11, 13, 22. 

Boston Harbour, 12,13,14,15,16,17. 

Boston Lighthouse, 12. 

British Public Records Office, 3. 

Cambridge River, 14, 15, 16. 
Campbell, Lord William, Governor 

of South Carolina 3(3). 
Cancer, H. M. S., 17. 
Cape Cod, 21. 

Cape Fear, 6, 8(3), 9, 21, 22(2). 
Cape Hatteras, 8. 
Castle William, 12, 13, 16. 
Charles Town, Mass., 15, 16, 17, 
Charles Town, S. C, 8. 
Charles Town (S. C.) Bar, 6, 7. 

18(2), 20. 
Charles Town (S. C.) Lighthouse, 7. 
Cherokee, H. M. S., 23. 
Colonial Records of North Carolina, 

The, 8. 
Charles Town (S. C.) Harbour, 6. 
Crouch and Grey, 23. 

Dartmouth, Lord, 8. 
Drew, James, 15. 

Eames, Robert, 17. 
Edwards, Isaac, 7. 
Ellis, Richard, 7. 
England, 3, 8(2). 
Escott, William, 9. 

Falcon, H. M. S., 13. 
Ferguson, Capt, 22. 
Fort Johnson, 6. 
Fort Johnstnii (N. C), 8. 

Gibbes, Solomon, 23. 
Glasgow, H. M. S., 11. 
Graves, Vice- Admiral, 13(2). 



Great Britain, 3. 
Grey, Crouch and, 23. 

Herron, Andrew, 7. 
Hetty (sloop), 23. 
Hobcaw, 7. 

Jamaica, 23. 

James and Neilson, 23. 

Kings Fisher, H. M. S., 17. 

Laws, John, 7. 
London, 13. 
Londonderry, 19. 
Long Wharf, 13, 16. 

Madeira, 3. 

Martin, Josiah, Governor of North 

Carolina, 8, 22. 
McGinnes, Felix, 7. 
Merlin, H. M. S., 13, 17. 
Milford Haven, 21. 
Milligan, Jacob, 23. 
Mortimer, George, 15. 

Nantasket, 17. 
Nantasket Bay, 13. 
Nantasket Road, 16, 17. 
Nantucket, 17. 
Nantucket Shoals, 10. 
New Providence, 9. 
Newry, 11. 

Neilson, James and, 23. 
North America, 22. 
North Carolina, 8, 22; The Colonial 
Records of, 8. 

Oakes, James, 7. 
Oliver, Vere L., 8. 

Pallaser, 17. 
Payler, George, 15. 
Payne, Joshua, 7. 



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Philadelphia, 9, 11. 

Piscataway, 11. 

Preston, H. M. S., 13, 17. 

Rebecca (brig.), 3. 
Rebellion Road, 6, 7. 
Rhode Island, 19. 
Rum. 7, 23. 
Ryan, James, 13. 

Sanders, Capt., 3. 

Sandicich Packet, S. 

Schaw, Alexander, 8. 

Sehaw, Jen., 8. 

Somerset, H. M. S., 13, 17(2). 

Smallshanks, William, 15. 

South-Carolina and American Gen- 
eral Gazette, The, 6. 

South-Carolina Gazette; And Coun- 
try Journal, The, 3, 6, 22. 

Sr. Cruze, 21. 



St. Christophers, 8, 23. 

St. David's Head, 22. 

St. George's Bank, Mass., 10(3), 16 

St. George's Harbour, Bermuda, 22, 

23. 
St. George's Shoals, Mass., 10(2). 
Sullivan's Island, 6. 
Sunuinghill, England, 8. 

Tamer, H. M. S., 23. 

Thomas and Stafford (sloop), 23. 

Thornhrough, H. M. S., 23. 

Tobago, 11. 

Tompkins, William, 7. 

Watts, William, 7. 
West Indies, 22. 
Whitmore Lodge, 8. 
Wilmington, N. C, 8. 

Young, Elias, 22. 



